Category Archives: Productivity

Putting More “I” in AI (and Us) 

Judging from the current commercials for AI-enabled devices, their principal utility is to camouflage our own thickheadedness by feeding us the names of people we should remember but forgot, or summarizing text we should have read but didn’t, or rewriting … Continue reading

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Zoom Or Teams

I was just about to give in to the almighty Microsoft and start migrating some standing meetings from Zoom to Teams to take advantage of the integration of chats, notes, documents, etc, but I’m having second thoughts after some recent … Continue reading

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Insights From the International Project Management Day

I recently attended the International Project Management Day (IPM Day), which is hosted annually by the International Institute for Learning (IIL).  The event includes multiple live keynote speaker presentations, additional on demand webinars, discussions forums and more.  Various trending topics … Continue reading

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Carpe Diem (don’t get hurt!)

If you’ve been around here long enough, you know that when it’s my turn to blog I am not shy to write about my latest puppy project or about various aspects of my cancer journey. Maybe I should get these … Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence Picking Up Speed

Jess Cheng Schrepel’s post on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was thought provoking. AI has been a particularly hot subject in the financial news and Jess’ post made me wonder why. So I looked into it. AI as a concept has been … Continue reading

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Our Furry & Finny Companions

We’ve heard the bark, seen the tails, and ohh’d and aww’ed at the minor interruptions from our furry and finny friends appearance on meeting video.
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New Learning About Forming Habits

A few years ago, I wrote a blog post here about the subject of habits, after having read a book about it. I found it interesting. What compelled me to blog about habits again? I think it’s synchronicity. In a … Continue reading

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What is the Future of Work – Now?

“The Future of Work is Now!” is a cliché characterization that seems to point to the swiftness far-off changes have become common in the workplace. With the general upheaval we have experienced, that portrayal has a certain resonance. Specifically, the … Continue reading

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Will Artificial Intelligence Take My Job?

A good friend of mine has 2 pathological fears: goats and robots. While having lunch with him recently, our conversation went like this: Me: Now, I have to tell you something and I don’t want you to be upset. Him: … Continue reading

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Any Change Will Do!

I struggle with change at times, and certainly the last eighteen months have been more “change heavy” than is normal for many of us.  For me, while change can be challenging and exhausting it can also be energizing. We all … Continue reading

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